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NGC 961

NGC 961 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 961:

NGC:NGC 961
Type:galaxy
Dupe x-reference:NGC 1051
Galaxy type:Magellanic spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sm
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):13.2
K-mag (IR):
Right Ascension:02:41:02.49
Declination:-06:56:09.30
Major axis:1.81 '
Minor axis:1.04 '
Angle (major axis):96°
Radial velocity:1281 km/s
Redshift:0.004282

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS